Ying Si acted very quickly and delivered the confession before dinner time.
The three foreign businessmen knew that if they came forward on their own, it would be impossible to buy land, build a house, or rent it out. Therefore, they paid a very high price and asked Daxia businessmen who were familiar with them to help buy the land in the south block. The names on the land deed also belonged to these three Daxia businessmen. The Daxia merchants then found seven local agents in Jiapingguancheng to rent out the houses and collect rent on their behalf.
"Is it that simple?" Xue Ruitian raised his head and glanced at Ying Si after reading the confession, "Just a simple business relationship?"
"Yes!" Ying Si nodded affirmatively, "These guys didn't take a beating very well, they were beaten within two times, including the names, place of origin, and addresses of the three Daxia businessmen. I have already informed The brothers in Jiangnan will go and investigate, and accurate information will come back within three days at most. And..." He looked at Shen Cha and then at Shen Haolin, "They didn't know at the beginning that these foreign businessmen were still behind the scenes. Because the names on the land deed belong to these businessmen, they were also afraid that there would be any problems, so they went out of their way to verify the identities of these businessmen."
"Why do foreign businessmen like this place in the south that everyone avoids? Why do they go to so much trouble to do this?" Shen Cha walked around in the Nuan Pavilion and said as he went, "Those Daxia businessmen What do you get in here?”
"Businessmen pursue profit, and they won't do anything that is not beneficial." Shen Haolin nodded, "The answer to this question must be found from the businessmen in Jiangnan. You have worked so hard to give us the answer as soon as possible before we enter Beijing. We have the same result.”
"Yes, Lord Guo."
"How was the investigation in the city?" Jin Jing yawned and asked Merlin for a cold handkerchief to wipe her face, trying to wake herself up. "Did you find anything similar?"
"Brothers have gone through the city twice and found nothing like this." Ying Si handed the results of the investigation to Shen Haolin, "This piece of land in the south is the most special in our city. No one wants it. Only those outsiders who don’t know what’s going on will think this is a cheap thing, which is why it’s easy for others to take advantage of it.”
"In the past few years, we have not been as determined as we were this year. Every time we conducted an identity check, we only confirmed the identity of the tenant. The landlord did not check carefully, so what happened today happened." Xue Ruitian sighed. , "Really, this is a big oversight on our part."
"We need to take a warning, but things may not be as we think. Everything has to do with fine work." Shen Haolin raised his eyebrows, "Two Hu merchants and a big food merchant want to It's unrealistic to rely on this to get information. As we all know, these people are obsessed with making money. Maybe they have really discovered a way to make money, but we laymen can't see it." He waved his hand, "All conclusions have to wait. Let’s wait until we get the confessions from those businessmen. What we say now are all our speculations and cannot be calculated.”
"Brother is right." Shen Cha finally stopped circling and walked back to her seat to sit down. "By the way, there is no news from Liao Kingdom yet?"
"Not yet." Ying Si shook his head, "The brothers patrolling the border brought back the news that Wanyanxi and the others have not arrived at the border town yet."
"Not here yet?" Jin Jing was puzzled, "Aren't their steps too slow?"
"Brother Xiaojing, they are normal. We were able to come back so quickly because we traveled day and night without a good rest on the way." Shen Cha rubbed his neck, opened Master Huilan's notebook, and said while reading it , "According to their speed, it should be fast. Say hello to the border patrol brothers, and once there is news, send it over immediately, no matter what time it is."
"good!"
"Also, don't let those people in prison go. There are still doubts about them. They kept saying that they didn't know there were other people behind those Daxia businessmen, but when Brother Xiaojing asked them , blurted out that the landlord was someone else, a foreign businessman." Shen Cha sneered, "Maybe they were unaware when they started doing this job, but they were also people who knew the inside story later. But they didn't Instead of reporting it to us, they chose to conceal it, which also requires them to give a reasonable explanation."
"If the confessions of those businessmen cannot be received before Cha'er and I leave, the Marquis and the military advisor will be responsible for this matter." Shen Haolin continued what Shen Cha said, "If you have the exact results, just send us a letter .”
Just as Shen Cha had guessed, at breakfast time two days later, they received an official letter from the Liao border. Wan Yanxi had arrived at the border town and asked the Shen Family Army's people to pick him up at the border at midnight the next day.
Early the next morning, Shen Cha took Shen Jiu and led a hundred guards from the Duke's Palace to the junction of Xia and Liao. When she saw the leader, she was stunned for a moment, thinking that Yerunan would send his confidants to escort him to the end. Yan Xi, I didn’t expect to be such a confidant.
"Why are you guys?" After the two parties had met, Shen Cha looked at Qi Zhifeng, who was standing in front of him, and then at Yelu Heyi, "Long time no see." Then he looked at Wanyan Xi, who was dressed in black and was still in good spirits. Nodding, "Master Wanyan!"
"General!" Wanyanxi saluted, "Long time no see, the general is still as handsome as ever!"
Shen Cha nodded slightly, looked at Qi Zhifeng who was hugging Shen Jiu endlessly, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"You didn't expect that?" Feeling Shen Cha's gaze, Qi Zhifeng reluctantly separated from Shen Jiu, smiled and walked to her side, and said with a smile, "Are you surprised to see me?"
"Indeed!" Shen Cha glanced at Yelu Heyi meaningfully, then quickly turned his gaze to Qi Zhifeng, "Mr. Nan, are you willing to let you come out alone?"
"Isn't this appropriate? With him here, even if what happened last time happens, I won't be afraid anymore." Looking left and right, Qi Zhifeng leaned into Shen Cha's ear and whispered, "We are here Qilin Pass.”
"Eh?" Shen Cha was surprised, "When did you come? King Liao finally agreed?"
"It's just me, Anan, and Alan..." Qi Zhifeng winked at Yelu Heyi, pulled Shen Cha away from the crowd, and explained in a low voice, "What happened to the palace made Uncle Wang even more suspicious. Everyone thought they were going to harm him. Ah Lan was worried, so he didn’t leave Linhuang Mansion with us. He asked the Third Master to come out to diagnose and treat Uncle Wang. When he saw the results, he would come back to join us. This is what Ah Nan asked me to do. The reason why I got up to escort Wan Yanxi, it’s not convenient to write a letter about this kind of thing, so it’s better to say it in person.”
"It's okay for Mr. Lan to stay. If you all leave, there will be another Xiao Fengqi in Linhuang Mansion. He is different from the previous Xiao family members. He might be a stumbling block for you. If Mr. Lan stays, besides It's a good thing to look after the King of Liao and keep an eye on him. Even if the King of Liao suspects Mr. Lan, my uncle is still here, so there shouldn't be any big trouble."
"We thought so too, so we agreed to let him stay there. It's just..." Qi Zhifeng sighed and said with a hint of regret, "His wish for military success will be in vain again."
"He is still young and has a long life ahead of him!" Shen Cha patted Qi Zhifeng on the shoulder, "Don't worry too much about him. But you and Mr. Nan, when you go out and no one is watching you, you should learn to take good care of yourselves. do you know?"
"Don't worry, we will do it!" Qi Zhifeng took Shen Cha's arm and shook it twice, "After we deliver the person, our mission is over and we will go back soon. This is what we agreed before. But …”
"Okay, we didn't know you were coming before. Since it's you, just have lunch before leaving. If I don't let you eat and let you go hungry, Mr. Nan will probably think that I am too cruel." Look at Tan Shen Jiu craned his neck and looked over. Shen Cha called Qi Zhifeng to go back, "You and Xiaojiu haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's go back and have a good chat."
"Okay!" Qi Zhifeng nodded happily, and his steps became much brisker, "Sister Xiaocha is the most considerate! If anyone says you are unreasonable in the future, I will blow his head off!"
